VesselsKorean6th-7th century

Large Pedestal Bowl with Domed Cover, the Short Base with Openwork Decoration, the Cover with a Small, Circular, Stepped Knob

late 6th-early 7th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration and with traces of natural ash glaze (originally with appliqué dangles). Reportedly recovered in Ch'angnyŏng, South Kyŏngsang province, in 1962.

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE

Century

6th-7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 27.7 x Diam. 24 cm (10 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.